# waiting vs writings

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### waiting
*verb · IPA /ˈweɪtɪŋ/ · frequency rank #938*
present participle and gerund of wait

### writings
*noun · IPA /ˈɹaɪtɪŋz/ · frequency rank #7,411*
plural of writing

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/waiting-vs-writings